Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rajendra Parajuli | Astro Bio Outreach | Research Excellence Award
Research Consultant, UCSD | Canada
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rajendra Parajuli is an environmental epidemiologist whose research focuses on the health impacts of environmental contaminants across the life course, with particular emphasis on metals, pesticides, and complex chemical mixtures. His work integrates environmental epidemiology, toxicology, biostatistics, and One Health approaches, addressing vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, children, adolescents, and Indigenous communities. He has made substantial contributions to birth cohort studies, biomonitoring programs, and gene–environment interaction research, linking chemical exposures with neurodevelopmental, cardiometabolic, immunological, and parasitic outcomes. According to Scopus, Dr. Parajuli has authored 50 peer-reviewed publications, received 849 citations, and holds an h-index of 17, reflecting sustained scholarly impact and international recognition in environmental and global health research.
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Featured Publications
Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018
– R. P. Parajuli et al. · The Lancet Planetary Health, 2022 · Cited by 217
Association of cord blood levels of lead, arsenic, and zinc with neurodevelopmental indicators in newborns
– R. P. Parajuli et al. · Environmental Research, 2013 · Cited by 120
Association of cadmium and arsenic exposure with salivary telomere length in adolescents in Nepal
– R. P. Parajuli et al. · Environmental Research, 2016 · Cited by 54
Urinary and plasma fluoride levels in pregnant women from Mexico City
– R. P. Parajuli et al. · Environmental Research, 2016 · Cited by 53
Comparison of hospitalization and mortality associated with short-term exposure to ambient ozone and PM2.5 in Canada
– R. P. Parajuli et al. · Chemosphere, 2021 · Cited by 48